[ARCHIVE 2018 to 2019] Conrad Maldives Rangali Island {MDV}
Aug 24, 2018, 11:08 pm
#1456
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: UK
Programs: BA GGL; Virgin Gold; HHonors Lifetime Diamond
Posts: 417
Upgrading from BV or WV
Now that you can book either a BV or WV for the same points, does anyone know if the price of upgrading from either is now the same too?
Aug 25, 2018, 2:19 am
#1457
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 37
Hey guys,
I’ve been monitoring this topic for many months, got some great tips and I’m finally onsite so just wanted to go back to few things found on this forum:
- Arrival - arrived at 2pm, there were no lines/other flights at that time. Immigration took 2 minutes and we waited less than 5 minutes for our bags (they had priority label). It didn’t take longer than 10 minutes since we left the plane to go through immigration, get the bags and find Conrad representative in arrival lobby.
We were in Conrad Lounge around 2:30pm. Lounge was empty, after 30 minutes another couple showed up. We took care of credit card pre-authorization there and free massage was offered to us. Also they offered us promotion for spa in the resort (additional 30 minutes) for the next couple of days. Unfortunately they didn’t honor this promotion in the resort so if you are sure that you want to use the spa and they they would offer it to you in the lounge then you should book it right away
- 4pm Seaplane transfer - nothing unusual here. Straight forward and pleasant flight. IMO best place for the pictures is last seat on the left side of the plane
- Weather - so far perfect. No rain at all. Sunny.
- Infratable floats - someone was asking about it couple of weeks ago. I can see many of them by the overwater bunaglow. You can also buy them in the shopping centers onsite - $100/each
- Drones - as we know they are not allowed but our neighbors were using it from their deck without anyone from the resort bothering them
Honeymoon - room was nicely prepared with “happy honeymoon” sign, bottle of champagne, fresh fruits and box of chocolates. Also we had a 3 course dinner @MandHoo.
We wanted to book Beach BBQ (every Wednesday) but we were told that it was cancelled for the next 2 weeks. We were told that Lobster/Champagne event is the same thing just with the champagne instead of wine so we booked it for tonight.
That’s all for now
I’ve been monitoring this topic for many months, got some great tips and I’m finally onsite so just wanted to go back to few things found on this forum:
- Arrival - arrived at 2pm, there were no lines/other flights at that time. Immigration took 2 minutes and we waited less than 5 minutes for our bags (they had priority label). It didn’t take longer than 10 minutes since we left the plane to go through immigration, get the bags and find Conrad representative in arrival lobby.
We were in Conrad Lounge around 2:30pm. Lounge was empty, after 30 minutes another couple showed up. We took care of credit card pre-authorization there and free massage was offered to us. Also they offered us promotion for spa in the resort (additional 30 minutes) for the next couple of days. Unfortunately they didn’t honor this promotion in the resort so if you are sure that you want to use the spa and they they would offer it to you in the lounge then you should book it right away
- 4pm Seaplane transfer - nothing unusual here. Straight forward and pleasant flight. IMO best place for the pictures is last seat on the left side of the plane
- Weather - so far perfect. No rain at all. Sunny.
- Infratable floats - someone was asking about it couple of weeks ago. I can see many of them by the overwater bunaglow. You can also buy them in the shopping centers onsite - $100/each
- Drones - as we know they are not allowed but our neighbors were using it from their deck without anyone from the resort bothering them
Honeymoon - room was nicely prepared with “happy honeymoon” sign, bottle of champagne, fresh fruits and box of chocolates. Also we had a 3 course dinner @MandHoo.
We wanted to book Beach BBQ (every Wednesday) but we were told that it was cancelled for the next 2 weeks. We were told that Lobster/Champagne event is the same thing just with the champagne instead of wine so we booked it for tonight.
That’s all for now
Aug 25, 2018, 3:33 am
#1458
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 2,257
Hey guys,
I’ve been monitoring this topic for many months, got some great tips and I’m finally onsite so just wanted to go back to few things found on this forum:
- Arrival - arrived at 2pm, there were no lines/other flights at that time. Immigration took 2 minutes and we waited less than 5 minutes for our bags (they had priority label). It didn’t take longer than 10 minutes since we left the plane to go through immigration, get the bags and find Conrad representative in arrival lobby.
We were in Conrad Lounge around 2:30pm. Lounge was empty, after 30 minutes another couple showed up. We took care of credit card pre-authorization there and free massage was offered to us. Also they offered us promotion for spa in the resort (additional 30 minutes) for the next couple of days. Unfortunately they didn’t honor this promotion in the resort so if you are sure that you want to use the spa and they they would offer it to you in the lounge then you should book it right away
- 4pm Seaplane transfer - nothing unusual here. Straight forward and pleasant flight. IMO best place for the pictures is last seat on the left side of the plane
- Weather - so far perfect. No rain at all. Sunny.
- Infratable floats - someone was asking about it couple of weeks ago. I can see many of them by the overwater bunaglow. You can also buy them in the shopping centers onsite - $100/each
- Drones - as we know they are not allowed but our neighbors were using it from their deck without anyone from the resort bothering them
Honeymoon - room was nicely prepared with “happy honeymoon” sign, bottle of champagne, fresh fruits and box of chocolates. Also we had a 3 course dinner @MandHoo.
We wanted to book Beach BBQ (every Wednesday) but we were told that it was cancelled for the next 2 weeks. We were told that Lobster/Champagne event is the same thing just with the champagne instead of wine so we booked it for tonight.
That’s all for now
I’ve been monitoring this topic for many months, got some great tips and I’m finally onsite so just wanted to go back to few things found on this forum:
- Arrival - arrived at 2pm, there were no lines/other flights at that time. Immigration took 2 minutes and we waited less than 5 minutes for our bags (they had priority label). It didn’t take longer than 10 minutes since we left the plane to go through immigration, get the bags and find Conrad representative in arrival lobby.
We were in Conrad Lounge around 2:30pm. Lounge was empty, after 30 minutes another couple showed up. We took care of credit card pre-authorization there and free massage was offered to us. Also they offered us promotion for spa in the resort (additional 30 minutes) for the next couple of days. Unfortunately they didn’t honor this promotion in the resort so if you are sure that you want to use the spa and they they would offer it to you in the lounge then you should book it right away
- 4pm Seaplane transfer - nothing unusual here. Straight forward and pleasant flight. IMO best place for the pictures is last seat on the left side of the plane
- Weather - so far perfect. No rain at all. Sunny.
- Infratable floats - someone was asking about it couple of weeks ago. I can see many of them by the overwater bunaglow. You can also buy them in the shopping centers onsite - $100/each
- Drones - as we know they are not allowed but our neighbors were using it from their deck without anyone from the resort bothering them
Honeymoon - room was nicely prepared with “happy honeymoon” sign, bottle of champagne, fresh fruits and box of chocolates. Also we had a 3 course dinner @MandHoo.
We wanted to book Beach BBQ (every Wednesday) but we were told that it was cancelled for the next 2 weeks. We were told that Lobster/Champagne event is the same thing just with the champagne instead of wine so we booked it for tonight.
That’s all for now
is the beach BBQ (every Wednesday) a completely different event from the Maldivian Night (every Monday) ?
Aug 25, 2018, 7:51 am
#1460
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Back in Hell
Posts: 4,178
No, it's a better deal to upgrade from the WV, at least according to the wiki. They work in approx. $70 increments and the difference in upgrade prices seem to be, on average, 2 increments more for upgrading from BV to DBV as opposed to WV to DBV. So as far as it looks they have kept the same upgrade rates / ratios after they started making the WVs available on points.
Aug 25, 2018, 8:06 am
#1461
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: UK
Programs: BA GGL; Virgin Gold; HHonors Lifetime Diamond
Posts: 417
No, it's a better deal to upgrade from the WV, at least according to the wiki. They work in approx. $70 increments and the difference in upgrade prices seem to be, on average, 2 increments more for upgrading from BV to DBV as opposed to WV to DBV. So as far as it looks they have kept the same upgrade rates / ratios after they started making the WVs available on points.
Aug 25, 2018, 10:36 am
#1462
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Back in Hell
Posts: 4,178
Well...if you don't want those 10 nights you can always give em to me.....
Aug 25, 2018, 7:42 pm
#1463
Join Date: Jan 2009
Programs: Hilton Diamond, IHG Spire Ambassador, Radisson Gold, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 3,623
I arrived a few days ago and our seaplane transfer to the resort stopped at Centara first to let off other passengers. That surprised me, I don't remember reading about that here before. It meant 45+ minutes cooped up in the little plane with the landing and waiting and re-takeoff. Conrad host tells me their contract with seaplane company allows plane to make one other stop.
Aug 25, 2018, 8:22 pm
#1464
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: SJC
Programs: AA, AS, Marriott
Posts: 6,068
I arrived a few days ago and our seaplane transfer to the resort stopped at Centara first to let off other passengers. That surprised me, I don't remember reading about that here before. It meant 45+ minutes cooped up in the little plane with the landing and waiting and re-takeoff. Conrad host tells me their contract with seaplane company allows plane to make one other stop.
Aug 25, 2018, 8:53 pm
#1465
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Back in Hell
Posts: 4,178
I arrived a few days ago and our seaplane transfer to the resort stopped at Centara first to let off other passengers. That surprised me, I don't remember reading about that here before. It meant 45+ minutes cooped up in the little plane with the landing and waiting and re-takeoff. Conrad host tells me their contract with seaplane company allows plane to make one other stop.
Aug 25, 2018, 9:28 pm
#1466
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Back in Hell
Posts: 4,178
Inflatables revisited
Just when you thought it was safe to talk about inflatables....
At least they had the decency to keep it in their pool.....at least we see they did in this shot, anyway.
At least they had the decency to keep it in their pool.....at least we see they did in this shot, anyway.
Aug 26, 2018, 12:13 am
#1467
Join Date: Jan 2009
Programs: Hilton Diamond, IHG Spire Ambassador, Radisson Gold, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 3,623
I'm hearing that Vilu is closed this week and afternoon tea and breakfast has been moved to Mandhoo while afternoon tea and happy hour have been moved to Rangali Bar.
Aug 26, 2018, 1:15 am
#1468
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Back in Hell
Posts: 4,178
So there are two afternoon tea venues? And do you know why it's closed?
Aug 26, 2018, 1:52 am
#1469
Join Date: Jan 2009
Programs: Hilton Diamond, IHG Spire Ambassador, Radisson Gold, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 3,623
No, there are not two afternoon tea venues. It has been moved from Vilu to Rangali Bar this week. I don't know why Vilu is closed, I only realized it when I showed up for breakfast at 10 a.m. and it was closed. Then my host told me later too.
Aug 26, 2018, 2:17 am
#1470
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: ZRH
Programs: M&M SEN (*G), HH Diamond
Posts: 2,418
So far, out of 6 flights, we had 2 with stops on the way. One at Athuruga and one at Mirihi. I posted a pic of the "Mirihi International Airport" somewhere in this thread (around April 2016).